keen raced wide, close up, ridden 3 out, weakened next
towards rear, headway 3 out, ridden and kept on same pace
in touch, ridden and weakened 3 out
raced wide towards rear, behind from 5th, pulled up before 2 out
close up, tracked leaders 4th, not fluent next, ridden to chase clear winner 2 out, kept on same pace
keen tracked leader until slow 4th, weakened 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
made all, clear 2 out, ran on
tracked leaders, went 2nd 4th, ridden 3 out, soon weakened
towards rear, ridden and struggling from 5th
in touch, headway 4 out, ridden and plugged on from next
in rear, pushed along and headway 4 out, weakened 2 out
HERMES BOY chased home the subsequent Cheltenham winner I Like To Move It at Worcester. He finished ahead of a previous winner and normal progress should see him go one better today. Whenthepennydrops has joined the Skelton team since finishing fifth in an Ascot bumper back in February and will have had plenty of schooling but Richmond Lake didn’t show a great deal in three point-to-point runs in Ireland and If I Say has been well beaten in a couple of bumper runs.
Boston Joe (IRE) 28-1 (11-4) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, no extra from over 1f out, 8th of 14, 10 1/2l behind Parramount (11-4) at Stratford 2m mdn (5) gs in Mar.
Creative Control (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Chased leader, ridden before last, gradually faded, 5th of 11, 10 1/4l behind Corrigeen Rock (11-3) at Kelso 2m mdn (4) gd in Oct.
Dare To Begin (IRE) 28-1 (11-0) Led, joined for lead after 4th, headed on approach to 4 out, soon pushed along, lost further ground 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 8th of 17, 26 3/4l behind Voice Of Calm (10-7) at Warwick 2m (4) gd in Apr.
Dunover 250-1 (10-12) Towards rear, fell 2nd, at Wetherby 2m (3) gs in Oct.
Hermes Boy (FR) 16-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders in 5th, 3rd and one pace before 3 out, went 2nd close home, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 3 1/4l behind I Like To Move It (10-11) at Worcester 2m (4) gs in Oct.
Noahthirtytwored (IRE) 50-1 (9-6) Held up in touch, driven over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, soon tailed off, last of 7, dist behind Gaassee (9-2) at Chester 1m 2f stks (3) sft in Oct.
Richmond Lake (IRE) (12-2) Twrds rr, 9th from 6th, slr prog in 7th 6out, cl 5th aftr 4out, no ex bef 3out, 4th early flat & kow, 4th of 11, 10 1/4l behind Tigers Roar (12-2) at Dromahane 3m mdn sft in May.
Sulbrick (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Prominent 3f, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 11 1/2l behind Onethreefivenotout (11-0) at Worcester 2m (5) sft in Oct.
Hellomylove (IRE) Shirocco filly out of Duplicate Daughter.
If I Say (IRE) 13-2 (10-13) In touch in mid-division, closed and switched left over 6f out, pressing for 2nd after until hung left bend over 3f out, soon well held, 5th of 8, 12 3/4l behind Martha Willow (11-6) at Ludlow 2m (4) gd in Oct.
Whenthepennydrops 40-1 (11-2) Chased leader, pushed along edging right and green when lost 2nd 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 11 1/2l behind Code Name Lise (11-2) at Ascot 2m (4) sft in Feb.
